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A client contacted me the other day explaining that her credit was bad and she had recently been denied on an application. She included this emoji after the admission. I nearly burst into tears. Not just your average frowny-face, the hung head and slack eyelids communicate equal levels of shame and despair. I have issues. …

One of the most memorable plays I saw in my time as a quasi-regular Broadway attendee was a production of "Salomé" by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Oscar-winner Estelle Parsons, it starred Oscar-winner Al Pacino as Herod; Oscar-winner Dianne Weist as Herodias; Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei as Salomé; and Oscar-nominee David Straithairn as John the Baptist. This …

More stuff from the "It" trailers!!! My earlier two posts on the upcoming film are here and here. In the July 27 trailer, when Bill is giving one of his St. Crispin's Day speeches, only there do we hear a ghost of a stutter. I'm beginning to wonder, though, if we're going to have a …

I have been repeatedly watching "Oh, Hello! On Broadway" ... on Netflix. In addition to finding it hysterical, it has me digging deep into my theater-geek past. https://youtu.be/YPQL8RbwckU Inhabiting the role of foul-mouthed senior citizen George St. Geeglund, stand-up comedian John Mulaney describes the audience, to their faces, as a collection of "comedy nerds, theatre …

https://youtu.be/xKJmEC5ieOk Where to start? I posted about a week ago some thoughts on the earlier trailers. Here's what this new, incredible trailer brings to the table ... I mentioned in the earlier blog that we still haven't heard Mike's voice. Well, we hear it this trailer. But the most notable new voice added to …

Earlier this month I went up to Dallas to see All Time Low at the House of Blues. For those not familiar, All Time Low is the name of a band, not an accurate description of my taste in music. Suffice it to say, just by looking at my YouTube playlist you would assume that …

The guitarist in my band, TJ, has a puppy now. Floppy-eared chihuahua mix, teeny-tiny and full of spunk, cutest thing you’ve ever seen. Her name is Gretchen. The other day, as we were wrapping up band practice at TJ’s place, Gretchen was running around happily, and then started doing that gross thing where she drags …

This was headline news today ... Remember how I said to think twice before going in the water in Rio? That whole thing about the open sewer drain running into the ocean between Leblon and Ipanema? Now is as good a time as any for a retelling of my visit to Dr. Campos. Two years …